Author: Paolo Ciavola

Paolo Ciavola is an Associate Professor of Geomorphology at the University of Ferrara, where he teaches courses of geomorphology and coastal risk. He holds an MSc in Geology from the University of Bologna (Italy) and a Ph D in Marine Sciences from the University of Algarve (Portugal). He has an interest in coastal processes and risk from extreme storms. Giovanni Coco is an Associate Professor in the School of Environment at the University of Auckland, where he teaches courses on modelling environmental systems. He holds a Ph D in Marine Studies from the University of Plymouth (UK). His interests range from coastal processes to machine learning and pattern formation.